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batboy

batboy

1 9.9
A made-up half-bat, half-human character from tabloid newspapers
  • noun
  • /ˈbætˌbɔɪ/
  • US
translation icon : batboy

Examples

  • Where are you sending Batboy this time?

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The way some of you Batboys are carrying on, you should be embarrassed with yourselves.

    Blog text (26)

  • In the latest issue, Batboy saves the day by rescuing a kitten from a tree.

  • Everyone at the comic convention loved seeing their favorite character, Batboy, come to life.

  • The article featured Batboy, the half-bat, half-human hero, and his latest adventures in the fictional city.

Surface Forms

batboy singular
batboys plural

Morphology

batboy = bat + boy (semi-transparent) = bat + boy

Morphologically a clear compound (bat + boy), but the sense is a cultural/tabloid fictional hybrid, so the meaning is nonce/specialized rather than a normal referent.

Etymology

Batboy was made famous by American tabloid papers as a strange character who was 'half-bat, half-human'. The name combines bat and boy, which is why the creature is shown as part bat and part young person.